Jesus Herrada (Cofidis): “One of the goals today who was to try and win some minutes. I already had this in my mind for a few days. I was mainly thinking about the stage win but since I couldn’t get it the red jersey was a secondary goal and I’m very happy in the end. I couldn’t fight for the victory because it was a very strong breakaway. I’ve been going hard for a few days. Now we’ll try to keep the jersey as long as possible. Madrid is still far and we’ll have to go day by day. The third week is very hard. I was moved when I crossed the line. I thought about all the work I put in, about my friends, my family… And it’s an honour to be the second rider from Cuenca (after Luis Ocaña) to wear this jersey.”
